Cardio
Name for location where cardiac apical impulse is strongest
Point of maximal impulse (accept PMI)
Two most common diagnoses causing ICU-acquired weakness
Critical illness polyneuropathy and critical illness myopathy
Initial diagnostic test in patients who have an intermediate pretest probability of PE as recommended by ACP
Sensitive D-dimer (accept D-dimer)
Term for transient myocardial contractile dysfunction following reversal of ischemia
Myocardial stunning (accept stunned myocardium)
Three indications for noninvasive ventilation with best supporting evidence
Exacerbation of COPD (accept COPD), cardiogenic pulmonary edema, acute hypoxic respiratory failure
The best confirmatory test for hypertension as recommended by USPSTF
Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (accept ABPM)
Nocturnal ambulatory blood pressure finding associated with increased cardiovascular mortality
Loss of nocturnal blood pressure 'dip' (accept 'non-dipper' or 'reverse dipper')
Syndrome of worsening function in physical, cognitive, or mental domains after ICU discharge
Postintensive care syndrome
Recommended interval between the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine and the 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide in immunocompetent patients recommended by ACIP
At least 1 year
Antihypertensive that inhibits degradation of atrial and brain natriuretic peptides
Sacubitril (do not accept Entresto, which is a combination of sacubitril and valsartan)
Two complications of central venous catheterization most likely to occur when the catheter is removed
Bleeding and air embolism
This 10-year risk of coronary vascular disease in adults aged 50 to 59 years is an indication for low dose aspirin for the primary prevention of coronary vascular disease as recommended by USPSTF
10% or greater
The Agatston score is used to quantify this cardiovascular risk factor
Coronary artery calcium (accept coronary calcium)
Condition characterized by pulmonary arterial hypertension, x-ray evidence of pulmonary edema, and normal pulmonary artery occlusion pressure
Pulmonary veno-occlusive disease
Treatment for all adult patients with chronic insomnia disorder as recommended by ACP
Cognitive behavioral therapy